EXCLUSIVE — Robert Garcia has revealed Anthony Joshua’s camp for the 2021 defeat to Oleksandr Usyk was “not good at all” and “one of his worst ever,” as the Brit’s new trainer prepares for the unified heavyweight title revenge mission.
Joshua fell to a UD loss at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September, having attempted to outbox the tactically-astute Ukrainian, rather than impose his physical advantages on the former undisputed cruiserweight king.
Multiple, incorrect, voices were heard from the 32-year-old’s corner during the demoralising dethroning, while the strategic errors reinforced the need for a change in approach for Joshua. He left Rob McCracken after a decade together, in pursuit of help from the US.
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Garcia — a three-time Ring Magazine trainer of the year, and a former world champion at junior lightweight — was the man selected to lead the charge. The much-respected boxing mind is working alongside Angel Fernandez to prepare Joshua for the biggest night of his career so far.
Ahead of that tantalising rematch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Garcia has lifted the lid on his relationship with Joshua.
In the video below, he tells The Sporting News about the first time he laid eyes on the 2012 Olympian, the most surprising quality of his new student, the threat of Deontay Wilder, and much more.
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